Quick pic/review of my Sky Blue CX-5 GT AWD w/ Tech package

[cptkloss]

<div class="bbWrapper">Few (other) things about &quot;CR-V vs CX-5&quot; (i dont own any but have tested both recently)<br /> <br /> - CR-V lcd screen (used by camera and stuff) is small and far into the dashboard, uncomfortably so for me. Mazda&#039;s is MUCH better.<br /> <br /> - CR-V folding seats, one thing they always want to showcase is not without faults: they got stuck when salesperson tried to fold them (extended headrests i guess). When folded, i expected the seats to fold really flat, alas, they&#039;re just like any other, lay at an angle.<br /> <br /> - CR-V armrest/center console .... this is more of a curiosity rather than a pro/con. They went for &quot;van-like&quot; solution - a small folding armrest attached to the chair (hehe, try to spot it on the official photos, sure they are not proud of that solution) , independent of center console.<br /> <br /> - base CR-V comes with 16in steel wheels.... i&#039;m not sure if there&#039;s any other crossover still offering steels...<br /> <br /> I was able to get 32 mpg on my test loop (25 miles of moderately hilly highway, driving 65mph on cruise control with ECON on)<br /> <br /> CR-V is a worthy contender...i&#039;m leaning towards CX-5 at the moment. (comaring CR-V LX to Touring CX-5 --&gt; base honda is missing stuff i want: BT and camera)</div>

 

[mddriver]

<div class="bbWrapper">Kvetcha, thanks for the picture. Hope you have time for more. It shows what (I&#039;m assuming is) a quality camera can do.</div>

 

[kvetcha]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 110057" data-quote="mddriver" data-source="post: 5917407" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/forum/goto/post?id=5917407" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-5917407">mddriver said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Kvetcha, thanks for the picture. Hope you have time for more. It shows what (I&#039;m assuming is) a quality camera can do. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> It was my iPhone 4, actually. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /><br /> <br /> I have a DSLR I&#039;ll try and get some shots with after we wash the poor thing down. It&#039;s living outdoors under the tree line right now, so there&#039;s pollen and debris galore.</div>

 

[mddriver]

<div class="bbWrapper">Some of the dealers out there should get some iPhones. It would greatly improve their on-line pictures. The blue really pops in your picture.</div>

 

[jeremy44]

<div class="bbWrapper">correct<br /> not sure about Australian specs, but EU specs have a knob next to the handbrake to control the nav, phone etc... for Canada and US, we do not have that knob but instead two larger cupholders<br /> all we get is a touch screen to control most of the functions</div>

 

[inodes]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 111460" data-quote="jeremy44" data-source="post: 5933941" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/forum/goto/post?id=5933941" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-5933941">jeremy44 said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> correct<br /> not sure about Australian specs, but EU specs have a knob next to the handbrake to control the nav, phone etc... for Canada and US, we do not have that knob but instead two larger cupholders<br /> all we get is a touch screen to control most of the functions </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> It&#039;s strictly a European spec item. It is missing from all Asian, Australian and North American vehicles.</div>

 

[ceebeepee]

<div class="bbWrapper">I too was torn between the CRV and the CX 5. I read reviews from Car &amp; Driver and Edmund&#039;s, till my eyes dried up. The next day I went to test drive the two vehicles armed with the previous days homework and an open mind. The reviews I read really favored the CX5 and I took my time in comparing what I was seeing in person to that which I had read and found in almost all cases that the reviews remained true to their claims. I drove ( and purchased ) the 2014 CX5 with the 2.5 and if there was an issue with power before I feel certain that it has been remedied. All and all the CX5 won me over in just about every category but I must say that the CRV is more than a worthy opponent. The fact is that I believe you could not make a bad choice between the two. I feel that for many, the purchase decision could boil down to which vehicle wins the eye candy test.</div>

 

[SapphireHearts]

<div class="bbWrapper">Good write up. Congrats on your purchase. Good choice on the color.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Jeff</div>